I heard somewhere it is actually dogs.
2006-08-08 03:34:55 · 21 answers · asked by Funnyaccountant 4 in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
Primates (monkeys and apes) in the African savannas, were the first animals in evolutionary history to exhibit bipedalism, or the ability to walk on two feet.
About 3.5 million years ago in Africa, the first hominids appeared—bipedal primates who walked erect. Those early hominids were the ancestors of recent humans.
The ability to walk erect gave hominids greater speed, stamina, and agility, and therefore a better chance for survival in the African savannas, or treeless plains.
The other great apes, (man is a great ape) especially chimpanzees, are our closest relatives.
Chimpanzees are NOT monkeys. Monkeys have tails.
2006-08-08 05:29:33 · answer #1 · answered by Gaki 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Genetically, apes are much closely related to humans than monkeys. Among the apes, chimpanzees are our closest relation, with the split between our last common ancestor occurring approxamately 5-7 million years ago.
2006-08-08 15:16:17 · answer #2 · answered by forbidden_planet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In some way,they are.
Some people think that the answer is apes,but I tend to consider apes as a special kind of primitive human being.
Surely,apes are closer than monkey
2006-08-08 10:43:40 · answer #3 · answered by Jason 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no!, Human is the closest relative to GOD!.Monkeys can't be relative of human!
2006-08-08 10:39:35 · answer #4 · answered by whatever 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The closet genetic match currently living is a chimpanzee. Chimpanzees are not monkeys, they are apes.
2006-08-08 13:13:41 · answer #5 · answered by cyn1066 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you a human Monkey?
2006-08-08 10:48:03 · answer #6 · answered by Satan's Girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that I heard that we are as close to primates with about 90-95%. I don't know if I heard it correct or where I heard it but, I really do think that's it. I think that if you are wanting to know badly enough, I would go and do research and see how many similarities we do and don't have.
2006-08-08 10:39:41 · answer #7 · answered by brittme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apes
2006-08-08 10:38:12 · answer #8 · answered by Texas Cowboy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genetically, it's the chimpanzee, but morally it's probably the rat, emotionally the shark, and intellectually the snail.
2006-08-08 10:40:00 · answer #9 · answered by Pandak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apes, specifically chimps. 95-98% similar DNA does not lie.
2006-08-08 15:21:40 · answer #10 · answered by Nice man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋